The Alchemist Cardiff

Booked the VIP lounge for my daughters hen party for 50+ people Saturday 17th June 2023. The manager could not do enough for us from the time of booking to the day of the party. Also booked the hot and cold buffet through the manager which was delicious The room was exceptional with air conditioning and the modern feel atmosphere. Would highly recommend The Philharmonic for any private event. Suzanne

There was a big gang of us in there the weekend spending lots of money. didnt have any food... the beer was ok.. but started drinking double vodkas.. and then tried double rums... no alcohol in either... just water... and not cheap!! Not everyone is so drunk they wont notice!!

Do not go here unless you want to be man handled for no reason. The bouncers are on a massive power trip, one in particular is nothing but a bully, throwing my friend out accusing her of being sick in the toilets which she was not, and had no where near enough drink to be sick. She tried telling him that he had the wrong person and obviously he is someone who doesn't like to be told he is wrong so he decided to rag her through the club and throw her on to the pavement, breaking her sandals and badly bruising her leg! This is assault! The people who are supposed to be protecting everyone in the venue are the ones that we need to be protected from! When asked why he did this he gave a totally disgusting and rediculous answer. The owner of Philharmonic needs to address this before they seriously injure someone all for their own ego! As you can see from multiple previous 1 star reviews complaining about the bouncers and clearly nothing has been done! They must get a real kick out of picking on people and roughing them up! It's bouncers like that who give the whole profession a bad name!

I only stayed there for a bit to get some food before my train journey. The Caesar Salad is one of the best in the land. The music is nice too (2000's hits) and the prices are not inflated. Overall, I'd recommend this place!

Lovely staff and atmosphere. Cocktails were nice, but the last one had no alcohol in it ... felt robbed considering the price. Nothing to do with the staff, they were amazing!